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The theological implications of finding planets even more hospitable than earth will be interesting.
by simmerup 4y ago
The theological implications of finding planets even more hospitable than earth will be interesting.
- pygy_ 4y agoMirroring the fact that the cephalopod eye doesn’t have a blind spot unlike the vertebrate one.
- a3w 4y agoOh yes we still have theology. I don't know why. But as long as good books like Scott Alexanders Unsong tell me that American Pie is a song about the old testament, I do get entertainment out of it. Training your mind to find patterns everywhere can be fun, unless you get QAnon out of it. Or, IMHO, religion that influences states or bothers non-followers. Contrast the good things, though: The aforementioned authors shows in Unsong that "Harry Belafonte - There's a Hole in the Bucket" is actually about the singluarity in AI/AGI development.
- cwillu 4y agohttp://unsongbook.com/ http://unsongbook.com/ for the curious: “Erica,” said Ana calmly, “you’re going about this the wrong way. When Aaron is like this, you can’t argue against him. You have to beat him at his own game.” “What?” “For example,” said Ana, “Aaron, I propose that the Chevy does not represent the Tribe of Levi, but rather the Tribe of Issachar.” “Huh?” I asked. “Why?” “Because,” she said, with an ethereally beautiful smile, “a Chevy is a car.” “AAAAARGH!” I said. “AAARGH AAAAARGH AAAARRGH AA – ouch!”
- GOONIMMUNE 4y agoGiven that humans evolved to live on Earth, isn't it quite unlikely that we'll find planets that are more hospitable (to us) than Earth?
- xerox13ster 4y agoInvasive species evolved to live in the environment in which they evolved. Wouldn't it be quite unlikely that they'd find environments that are more hospitable (to them) than their native habitat?
- roywiggins 4y agoIt is quite unlikely! Most species don't turn invasive.
- 0xdeadbeefbabe 4y agoThe mutants will find the other planets more hospitable.
- tsol 4y agoWhy do you say that? Come to think of it, most major religions don't treat the earth as something special for humans. In the Abrahamic faiths it's specifically not our natural home, which is why we have so many issues. In the Hindu faith, from what I understand, it's also a place of suffering we are ultimately trying to escape. Buddhism also has much the same view.
- v3ss0n 4y agoBuddhism tries to escape from all forms of the existence (31 realms - or dimensions of existance) , not just from this earth or universe.